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Leafy Spurge Euphorbia esula L.

An evil, wicked,mean,and downright nasty.
Perennial Forb - which is herbaceous flowering plant

They reproduce by seeds and vegetative buds

The roots penetrate 25 to 30 feet underground.

Erect Plant the can grow up to three and a half feet tall.

Has a milky sap.

Is across most of the northern United States, it chokes out other native plants.

Came to Mass. in 1800 and spread to north Dakota in 80 years.

The milky latex
can be t
oxic to some sensitive people and animals causing the skin to ulcer.

The leafy spurge is the most invasive weeds in LaPorte.


In 1998 the leafy spurge over run this land . With control in 2004 this land was brought back to original range land.

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Resources
http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/natres/03107.html

http://weedbustersbiocontrol.com/spurgeinsects.html

http://www.invasivespeciesinfo.gov/plants/leafyspurge.shtml

http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/fact/eues1.htm
Colorado Weed Management Association Flash Cards